The politics in the small town of Akaska, SD (57420) are mostly limited to the local government. The local government consists of a mayor, four city council members, and various other elected positions such as treasurer, auditor, and marshal. The mayor and councilors are annually elected by popular vote from among all registered voters in the town. Local issues such as road maintenance, budgeting for public works projects, and police protection are all managed by this body. These leaders work hard to ensure that Akaska remains a safe and thriving community for its residents. In addition to their work with the local government, these leaders also serve as advocates for their fellow citizens' rights and needs at state level meetings and events where laws affecting Akaska are discussed. This commitment to their community is one of the reasons why Akaska continues to be a beloved place to live and visit.
The political climate in Zip 57420 (Akaska, SD) is very conservative.
Walworth County, SD is very conservative. In Walworth County, SD 21.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walworth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 21.9%.
Walworth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57420 (Akaska, SD) is very conservative.
Akaska, South Dakota is very conservative.
Walworth County, South Dakota is very conservative.
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South Dakota is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Akaska, South Dakota: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 57420 (Akaska)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $480 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)